Reconsidering empathy: An interpersonal approach and participatory arts in the medical humanities

Cao, E. L., Blinderman, C. D., & Cross, I. The Medical/Health Humanities-Politics, Programs, and Pedagogies (2022)
Ian Cross

Abstract

The decline of empathy among health professional students, highlighted in the literature on health education, is a concern for medical educators. The evidence suggests that empathy decline is likely to stem more from structural problems in the healthcare system…